[R] rgdal package -- Error in installing package

[B. H. Braswell]

$ sudo R
 > install.packages(rgdal)

worked for me on my Ubuntu machine

but, I already had GDAL library installed with

$ sudo apt-get install libgdal1-1.5.0

--
B. H. Braswell (Rob)
University of New Hampshire

On Jun 24, 2009, at 9:24 AM, Luis Ridao Cruz wrote:

> R-help,
>
> I'm trying to install the rgdal package under Ubuntu
> but I get the following warning:
>
>
>> install.packages("rgdal")
> Warning in install.packages("rgdal", configure.args = "--with-gdal- 
> modules=/usr/local/lib") :
>  argument 'lib' is missing: using '/home/luisridaocruz/R/x86_64-pc- 
> linux-gnu-library/2.8'
>
> which causes the error:
>
>> library("rgdal")
> Error in dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...) :
>  unable to load shared library '/home/luisridaocruz/R/x86_64-pc- 
> linux-gnu-library/2.8/rgdal/libs/rgdal.so':
>  libgdal.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or  
> directory
> Error: package/namespace load failed for 'rgdal'
>
> If I try the following:
>
>> install.packages("rgdal",configure.args="--with-gdal-modules=/usr/ 
>> local/lib")
> Warning in install.packages("rgdal", configure.args = "--with-gdal- 
> modules=/usr/local/lib") :
>  argument 'lib' is missing: using '/home/luisridaocruz/R/x86_64-pc- 
> linux-gnu-library/2.8'
> trying URL 'http://cran.ii.uib.no/src/contrib/rgdal_0.6-8.tar.gz'
> Content type 'ap
> .....
> ....
>
> Then the same error occurs and by doing:
>
>> install.packages("rgdal",configure.args="--with-gdal-modules=/usr/ 
>> local/lib",lib="/usr/local/lib")
> Warning in install.packages("rgdal", configure.args = "--with-gdal- 
> modules=/usr/local/lib",  :
>  'lib = "/usr/local/lib"' is not writable
> Error in install.packages("rgdal", configure.args = "--with-gdal- 
> modules=/usr/local/lib",  :
>  unable to install packages
>
> Can anyone helps?
>
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